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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Mesostigs (Mesostigmata) » Dermanyssina » Phytoseioidea » Blattisociidae » Cheiroseius
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Cranefly mite1570 - Cheiroseius
Copyright © 2008 Steve Nanz

Cranefly mite1570 - Cheiroseius
Ridgewood Reservoir, Queens, Queens County, New York, USA
June 27, 2008
Size: <.5 mm
I noticed a mite on the side of a crane fly (Gnophomyia tristissima). I am guessing it was under a 1/2 mm based on the size of the crane fly. This image can be frassed. I was just curious about the mite ID.
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 10 October, 2008 - 4:13am
Last updated 19 July, 2009 - 7:13am

Moved
Moved from Ascidae.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 July, 2009 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Steve Nanz, 19 July, 2009 - 4:21am login or register to post comments

This is most likely a species
This is most likely a species of Cheiroseius (Acari: Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae [formerly Ascidae]). These semiaquatic predators are often phoretic on Tipulidae.
… Barry M. OConnor, 14 July, 2009 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved to Ascidae
Blattisociidae is listed as Ascidae in the Guide with nothing below it. Should I request the genus page to be added?
… Steve Nanz, 19 July, 2009 - 4:25am login or register to post comments

 
Forum
I was trying to resovle the taxonomy before adding, but no one has replied yet
http://bugguide.net/node/view/305156
… John R. Maxwell, 19 July, 2009 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

Please, don't frass
We have very few acari and even fewer IDed ones, but some day an expert will come along and find all these images valuable, or so I hope.
… Beatriz Moisset, 25 November, 2008 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

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